Japan is known for its hot springs; Nagato Yumoto is a lesser-known town to visit for relaxation in the steamy waters.

Since 2019, Shirobito, a Japanese online media platform specialising in castles, compiles an annual list of Japan’s top 20 ...

On the second floor of a roof-tile manufacturer on Awaji Island, visitors can get a kick out of smashing roof tiles ...

Channel your inner samurai and visit these remarkable castles in Japan, from Osaka to Nagasaki and right across the land.

In this experiment, the drone ascended to an elevation of 900 meters (2,953 feet) in a mountainous area of Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture, where it approached a thundercloud. The team identified ...

IZUMO, Shimane Prefecture--Five new hydrangea species developed here are so sought after in the Tokyo metropolitan area that flower fans there call them "phantoms" since they sell out so fast you ...

The Chugoku Yamanami Highway, which connects Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture to Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, has played a crucial role in regional development since its full opening on March 22 ...

This 2011 photo taken by an employee of the Shimane Prefecture city of Hamada shows a low-flying U.S. military aircraft. MATSUE -- Municipal governments in Shimane and Hiroshima prefectures are ...

The South Korean government protested, urging, 'Abolish the event immediately.' Shimane Prefecture held a memorial ceremony for Takeshima Day, claiming Dokdo as Japan's inherent territory ...

Fukuda, a doctor from Shimane prefecture, has denied the allegations, which arose after he missed his flight. On Saturday, a man was arrested in a restaurant in the town of Chikushino, in Fukuoka ...

Unit 2 of the Shimane nuclear power plant in Japan's Shimane Prefecture was restarted on 7 December, Chugoku Electric Power Company announced. It becomes the fourteenth Japanese reactor - and the ...

The torii gateways of Motonosumi Shrine in Yamaguchi Prefecture. To the north of Hiroshima, the Chugoku region continues in the prefectures of Shimane and Tottori, which like Yamaguchi offer ...